W3cubDocs

/CakePHP 4.4

Class Socket

CakePHP network socket connection class.

Core base class for network communication.

Namespace: Cake\Network

Property Summary

  • $_config protected
    array<string, mixed>

    Runtime config

  • bool

    Whether the config property has already been configured with defaults

  • $_connectionErrors protected
    array<string>

    Used to capture connection warnings which can happen when there are SSL errors for example.

  • $_defaultConfig protected
    array<string, mixed>

    Default configuration settings for the socket connection

  • $_encryptMethods protected
    array<string, int>

    Contains all the encryption methods available

  • $connected protected
    bool

    This boolean contains the current state of the Socket class

  • $connection protected
    resource|null

    Reference to socket connection resource

  • $encrypted protected
    bool

    True if the socket stream is encrypted after a {@link \Cake\Network\Socket::enableCrypto()} call

  • $lastError protected
    array<string, mixed>

    This variable contains an array with the last error number (num) and string (str)

Method Summary

  • __construct() public

    Constructor.

  • __destruct() public

    Destructor, used to disconnect from current connection.

  • __get() public

    Temporary magic method to allow accessing protected properties.

  • _configDelete() protected

    Deletes a single config key.

  • _configRead() protected

    Reads a config key.

  • _configWrite() protected

    Writes a config key.

  • _connectionErrorHandler() protected

    socket_stream_client() does not populate errNum, or $errStr when there are connection errors, as in the case of SSL verification failure.

  • _getStreamSocketClient() protected

    Create a stream socket client. Mock utility.

  • _setSslContext() protected

    Configure the SSL context options.

  • address() public

    Get the IP address of the current connection.

  • addresses() public

    Get all IP addresses associated with the current connection.

  • configShallow() public

    Merge provided config with existing config. Unlike config() which does a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.

  • connect() public

    Connect the socket to the given host and port.

  • context() public

    Get the connection context.

  • disconnect() public

    Disconnect the socket from the current connection.

  • enableCrypto() public

    Encrypts current stream socket, using one of the defined encryption methods

  • getConfig() public

    Returns the config.

  • getConfigOrFail() public

    Returns the config for this specific key.

  • host() public

    Get the host name of the current connection.

  • isConnected() public

    Check the connection status after calling connect().

  • isEncrypted() public

    Check the encryption status after calling enableCrypto().

  • lastError() public

    Get the last error as a string.

  • read() public

    Read data from the socket. Returns null if no data is available or no connection could be established.

  • reset() public

    Resets the state of this Socket instance to it's initial state (before Object::__construct got executed)

  • setConfig() public

    Sets the config.

  • setLastError() public

    Set the last error.

  • write() public

    Write data to the socket.

Method Detail

__construct() public

__construct(array<string, mixed> $config = [])

Constructor.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $config optional

Socket configuration, which will be merged with the base configuration

See Also

\Cake\Network\Socket::$_defaultConfig

__destruct() public

__destruct()

Destructor, used to disconnect from current connection.

__get() public

__get(string $name): mixed

Temporary magic method to allow accessing protected properties.

Will be removed in 5.0.

Parameters

string $name

Property name.

Returns

mixed

_configDelete() protected

_configDelete(string $key): void

Deletes a single config key.

Parameters

string $key

Key to delete.

Returns

void

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
if attempting to clobber existing config

_configRead() protected

_configRead(string|null $key): mixed

Reads a config key.

Parameters

string|null $key

Key to read.

Returns

mixed

_configWrite() protected

_configWrite(array<string, mixed>|string $key, mixed $value, string|bool $merge = false): void

Writes a config key.

Parameters

array<string, mixed>|string $key

Key to write to.

mixed $value

Value to write.

string|bool $merge optional

True to merge recursively, 'shallow' for simple merge, false to overwrite, defaults to false.

Returns

void

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
if attempting to clobber existing config

_connectionErrorHandler() protected

_connectionErrorHandler(int $code, string $message): void

socket_stream_client() does not populate errNum, or $errStr when there are connection errors, as in the case of SSL verification failure.

Instead we need to handle those errors manually.

Parameters

int $code

Code number.

string $message

Message.

Returns

void

_getStreamSocketClient() protected

_getStreamSocketClient(string $remoteSocketTarget, int $errNum, string $errStr, int $timeout, int $connectAs, resource $context): resource|null

Create a stream socket client. Mock utility.

Parameters

string $remoteSocketTarget

remote socket

int $errNum

error number

string $errStr

error string

int $timeout

timeout

int $connectAs

flags

resource $context

context

Returns

resource|null

_setSslContext() protected

_setSslContext(string $host): void

Configure the SSL context options.

Parameters

string $host

The host name being connected to.

Returns

void

address() public

address(): string

Get the IP address of the current connection.

Returns

string

addresses() public

addresses(): array

Get all IP addresses associated with the current connection.

Returns

array

configShallow() public

configShallow(array<string, mixed>|string $key, mixed|null $value = null): $this

Merge provided config with existing config. Unlike config() which does a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.

Setting a specific value:

$this->configShallow('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->configShallow('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->configShallow(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

array<string, mixed>|string $key

The key to set, or a complete array of configs.

mixed|null $value optional

The value to set.

Returns

$this

connect() public

connect(): bool

Connect the socket to the given host and port.

Returns

bool

Throws

Cake\Network\Exception\SocketException

context() public

context(): array|null

Get the connection context.

Returns

array|null

disconnect() public

disconnect(): bool

Disconnect the socket from the current connection.

Returns

bool

enableCrypto() public

enableCrypto(string $type, string $clientOrServer = 'client', bool $enable = true): void

Encrypts current stream socket, using one of the defined encryption methods

Parameters

string $type

can be one of 'ssl2', 'ssl3', 'ssl23' or 'tls'

string $clientOrServer optional

can be one of 'client', 'server'. Default is 'client'

bool $enable optional

enable or disable encryption. Default is true (enable)

Returns

void

Throws

InvalidArgumentException
When an invalid encryption scheme is chosen.
Cake\Network\Exception\SocketException
When attempting to enable SSL/TLS fails

See Also

stream_socket_enable_crypto

getConfig() public

getConfig(string|null $key = null, mixed $default = null): mixed

Returns the config.

Usage

Reading the whole config:

$this->getConfig();

Reading a specific value:

$this->getConfig('key');

Reading a nested value:

$this->getConfig('some.nested.key');

Reading with default value:

$this->getConfig('some-key', 'default-value');

Parameters

string|null $key optional

The key to get or null for the whole config.

mixed $default optional

The return value when the key does not exist.

Returns

mixed

getConfigOrFail() public

getConfigOrFail(string $key): mixed

Returns the config for this specific key.

The config value for this key must exist, it can never be null.

Parameters

string $key

The key to get.

Returns

mixed

Throws

InvalidArgumentException

host() public

host(): string

Get the host name of the current connection.

Returns

string

isConnected() public

isConnected(): bool

Check the connection status after calling connect().

Returns

bool

isEncrypted() public

isEncrypted(): bool

Check the encryption status after calling enableCrypto().

Returns

bool

lastError() public

lastError(): string|null

Get the last error as a string.

Returns

string|null

read() public

read(int $length = 1024): string|null

Read data from the socket. Returns null if no data is available or no connection could be established.

Parameters

int $length optional

Optional buffer length to read; defaults to 1024

Returns

string|null

reset() public

reset(array|null $state = null): void

Resets the state of this Socket instance to it's initial state (before Object::__construct got executed)

Parameters

array|null $state optional

Array with key and values to reset

Returns

void

setConfig() public

setConfig(array<string, mixed>|string $key, mixed|null $value = null, bool $merge = true): $this

Sets the config.

Usage

Setting a specific value:

$this->setConfig('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->setConfig('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->setConfig(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

array<string, mixed>|string $key

The key to set, or a complete array of configs.

mixed|null $value optional

The value to set.

bool $merge optional

Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.

Returns

$this

Throws

Cake\Core\Exception\CakeException
When trying to set a key that is invalid.

setLastError() public

setLastError(int|null $errNum, string $errStr): void

Set the last error.

Parameters

int|null $errNum

Error code

string $errStr

Error string

Returns

void

write() public

write(string $data): int

Write data to the socket.

Parameters

string $data

The data to write to the socket.

Returns

int

Property Detail

$_config protected

Runtime config

Type

array<string, mixed>

$_configInitialized protected

Whether the config property has already been configured with defaults

Type

bool

$_connectionErrors protected

Used to capture connection warnings which can happen when there are SSL errors for example.

Type

array<string>

$_defaultConfig protected

Default configuration settings for the socket connection

Type

array<string, mixed>

$_encryptMethods protected

Contains all the encryption methods available

Type

array<string, int>

$connected protected

This boolean contains the current state of the Socket class

Type

bool

$connection protected

Reference to socket connection resource

Type

resource|null

$encrypted protected

True if the socket stream is encrypted after a {@link \Cake\Network\Socket::enableCrypto()} call

Type

bool

$lastError protected

This variable contains an array with the last error number (num) and string (str)

Type

array<string, mixed>

© 2005–present The Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
Licensed under the MIT License.
CakePHP is a registered trademark of Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
We are not endorsed by or affiliated with CakePHP.
https://api.cakephp.org/4.4/class-Cake.Network.Socket.html